Monday, May 17, 2010

Heard about a Book...

For you fans of The Lighting Thief series, here's come the next series by author Rich Riordan—he just published the first installment of The Kane Chronicles, a new series inspired by Egyptian mythology-The Red Pyramid, introduces brother-sister duo Carter and Sadie Kane—14 and 12 years old, respectively—who discover that they are related to the Egyptian gods.

Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane.

One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment" at the British Museum,where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.

Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them—Set—has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe—a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.